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| 1 March 2018 |
ESCWA calls for a ‘course correction’ on fiscal policies in the Arab region |
A new report on fiscal policy was presented on Tuesday at the American University of Beirut (AUB), providing information on whether the Arab region’s current approach can support the achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Report Focuses on Financial Crisis and Climate Change |
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| 15 March 2018 |
ESCWA to support National Road Safety Council in Lebanon to reduce fatalities |
The establishment of a National Road Safety Council (NRSC) in Lebanon has been commended by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a necessary body for road safety management and to raise awareness about traffic-related fatalities. |
| 16 December 2015 |
ESCWA Launches Report on Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region |
“Economic Governance series: Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region” is the title of the report launched by ESCWA on 8 December 2015 at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA to Hold Fifth Session of Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade and Economic Globalization |
The Fifth Session of the UN-ESCWA Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade and Economic Globalization will convene at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beirut from 24 to 26 April 2007. The meetings will be attended by representatives of the ministries of trade and finance in member countries, in addition to representatives of relevant international and regional organizations as observers. |
| 23 May 2017 |
ESCWA and SwedAlex Join Hands in Combating Violence against Women |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex) have recently signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) to collaborate on a regional project estimating the cost of Violence against Women. |
| 15 December 2016 |
Ministers of ESCWA Member Countries Discuss National Challenges to 2030 Agenda Implementation |
As part of its ministerial 29th Session, ESCWA held on 14 December 2016 a ministerial discussion panel on the “Challenges Facing the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the National Level” with the participation of Arab ministers and prominent figures. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA-Rotary Report on Arab MDGs Launched at UN House |
The project is of great benefit to secondary school and university instructors and students, and promotes joint cooperation between ESCWA, Rotary clubs in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Social Sciences Institute of the Lebanese University. It is the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2011, which was launched at the UN House this afternoon in the presence of Arab and foreign diplomatic delegates, educational personalities as well as Rotary members. |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on Good Urban Governance and Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) will hold the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Urban Governance and the Millennium Development Goals: Towards Implementing MDGs' Target 11 'Equitable Cities'" in Kuwait City from 10 to 12 December 2007 in cooperation with the Technical Secretariat of the Arab Council of Ministers for Social Affairs/Development and Social Policies Division/General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (LAS), Arab Towns Organization (ATO), the Kuwaiti Office of the Minister of State for Municipality Affairs and all relate |
| 11 December 2014 |
Dubai Hosts the Arab Regional Implementation Meeting |
How do the resolutions of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) held in Brazil in June 2012 reflect on the Arab region? |